Plot Depicts the loves and battles of Empress Ki who exercises her influence in the Yuan Dynasty. Empress Ki is from Goryeo.

Notes “Empress Ki” takes over the MBC Mondays & Tuesdays 21:55 time slot previously occupied by “Jung-Yi, The Goddess of Fire” and followed by “Triangle” May, 2014. Early Korean working title was “Hwatu” (literally “flower cards”). First script reading took place on September 13 and September 14 at MBC Dream Centre in Ilsan, South Korea. Each session took about 4 hours. Filming moves to Hengdian World Studios, located in Hengdian, China, from October 12-23, 2013. Ep. 19 & 20 of “Empress Ki” originally scheduled to air December 30th and 31st did not air due to award shows and special programming. Ep.19 & 20 will air during the first week of January, 2014. Ep.29 airs at 22:15 instead of 22:00 because of Winter Olympics. In addition, Ep.30 will not air on February 11, 2014 and instead air on February 17, 2014.